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General election campaign posters for the ANC, DA, EFF, and FF+ parties displayed on the road side in Pretoria, in April 2019. It has been proposed to hold all levels of elections on the same day.Image: GETTY IMAGES/ WALDO SWIEGERS
ANC AND EFF IN PORT ALFRED

Synchronising elections may have a radical effect on South African politics

South Africa usually follows an electoral schedule of national and provincial elections taking place two calendar years before the municipal elections. The next municipal elections should be held in 2021, about 15 months after the…

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